pbs Digest, Vol 41, Issue 25

Adam Fikso irisman@ameritech.net
Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:48:39 PDT
I can only endorse Jim Waddick's plug for the Aril Society International . 
I've been a member since 1959 and am currently on the board of directors. 
Check out the illustrated website.  It's  the least expensive of all the 
plant groups I know of. (If that's a consideration for any of you.)  $21 for 
3 years.

Rarely species.  Almost all of those  are endangered, under pressure, 
protected,  or extinct., and rarely available even as seed.  Most of the 
hybrids (difficult enough to grow) are the result of amateur hybridizing 
over the past 60 years , but some hybridizing occurred as early as the 19th 
century or before.


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> Jim
> Yes, we're still here, lurking!  We can get more of the Amatola Z. 
> aethiopica seeds when Cameron goes there again in late September. I have 
> seen this species growing in many different hab.tats and elevations in 
> South Africa.
> We still have seeds (fresh!) of the 'Marshmallow' variety that you got 
> from us when we traded under the 'Croft' name (which we had to give up 
> when we sold the property). I will send some to the PBX.
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> Jim wrote:
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> <We really ought to try to get some more of those Amatola seeds.  Cameron
> <and Rhoda, are you still out there?
> <I have some seedlings, bloom size or near to, of Z. aethiopica with a 
> pink
> <cast to the flowers.  I can't recall where they originated, but the old
> <Croft Wild Bulb Nursery was also the source of these.
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> Rhoda
> in a rather 'hot' Napier - 25C today, a deluge must be approaching.
> Website: http://www.africanbulbs.com/
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> Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:50:53 -0500
> From: James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com>
> Subject: [pbs] Aril Society International
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> Dear all;
> It has been a few days since I mentioned the Aril Iris
> Society home page and plant sale. No one has responded. I know some
> of this group grow these plants. I am not talking to them, but to the
> members who don't know these iris. Please take a look at the Society
> home page at:  http://www.arilsociety.org/arilsociety.pl?index .
>
> If you are not familiar with these, the pictures should be
> very interesting. These are not the old tall bearded iris.
>
> I am a member of the society, but have no special agenda in
> plugging them except that they are worth growing and the current sale
> is a good reminder of how important it is to support specialty
> societies of all sorts.
>
> Please take a look and let th others of us know what you
> think. Thanks Jim W.
> -- 
> Dr. James W. Waddick
> 8871 NW Brostrom Rd.
> Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711
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